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单词 macrolecithal
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macrolecithal
macrolecithal adj.
Brit. /ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈlɛsᵻθl/
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U.S. /ˌmækroʊˈlɛsəθ(ə)l/
[ < macro- comb. form + -lecithal comb. form] Zoology designating a type of egg having a large yolk compared to those of other groups.
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1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Macrolecithal, containing a large amount of yolk: said of certain eggs, like those of birds, reptiles, may insects, crustaceans, etc.
1960 T. H. Eaton Compar. Anat. Vertebr. (ed. 2) ii. 57 Special circumstances have brought about a third type, the macrolecithal egg, in hagfishes, sharks and their relatives, and in the reptiles, birds and monotreme mammals.
1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) v. 109 In the sharks and skates..and reptiles and birds..we find eggs of large size, the macrolecithal type, with yolk constituting most of the volume of the cell.
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